The FDX exchange — what arrives, what never does
Import an FDX. Read what the app actually received.
| Field | Where it comes from |
|---|---|
| Scene number | the script's own numbering |
| INT / EXT, day / night | the scene heading |
| Set name | the scene heading |
| Scene summary | the heading text carried along |
| Scripted eighths | the scene's length on the page |
| Estimated duration | derived from those eighths |
| Page number | the script page the scene starts on |
| Revision colour | the revision marker in the file |
What does not arrive. An FDX carries script structure. It carries no media, no timecode, and no shot-to-file links — nothing in the exchange can tell the app which clip belongs to which take. That part is your job on set, and SlateX is built to make it fast to record, not automatic to guess.
Where the exchange stops. In, and back out again as script structure. It is not a post-production handoff. The scene and set information you corrected during the day goes back out as script data; the editorial side still needs the delivery documents described in the sheet on Circle, Keep, Hold, and N/G.
One page, printed, taped inside your binder.
Full detail: What FDX Exchanges—and What It Does Not Carry.